ADUWERE is fast growing profitable company. The company is situated in Iringa, Tanzania. Its sales are expected to grow about three times from TZS 360 million in 2022-2023 to TZS 1,100 million in 2024-2025. The company is considering of commissioning a 35 km pipeline between two areas to carry gas to TANESCO. The project will cost TZS 250 million. The pipeline will have a capacity of 2.5 MMSCM. The company will enter into a contract with TANESCO to supply gas. The revenue from the sale to TANESCO is expected to be TZS 120 million per annum. The pipeline will also be used for transportation of LNG to other users in the area. This is expected to bring additional revenue of TZS 80 million per annum. The company management considers the useful life of the pipeline to be 20 years. The financial manager estimates cash profit to sales ratio of 20% per annum for the first 12 years of the project’s operations and 17% per annum for the remaining life of the project. The project has no salvage value. The project being in a backward area is exempt from paying any taxes. The company requires a rate of return of 15% from the project. Required: 1. What is the project’s payback and return on investment (ROI) 2. Compute project’s NPV and IRR Should the project be accepted? Why?
